A Dallas-based food competition will go back to Houston for its 2nd 12 months. Chefs for Farmers will likely be held Saturday, September 30 and Sunday, October 1 at Autry Park, the new mixed-use construction close to the intersection of Allen Parkway and Shepherd Drive.
Saturday’s tournament is a barbecue-themed going down titled “You Can’t Handle the Truth.” Led by way of Truth BBQ proprietor Leonard Botello IV, the development may even characteristic cooks reminiscent of Christian Hernandez (Albi), Travis Lenig (Field & Tides), and 3 representatives from Blood Bros. BBQ: co-owner Robin Wong, chef Arash Kharat, and pitmaster/co-owner Quy Hoang.
It additionally provides a primary style of 4 restaurants that may open at Autry Park later this 12 months: Annabelle Brasserie; an all-day eating place from Berg Hospitality; Turner’s Cut, a sumptuous steakhouse from Berg Hospitality; Auden, a globally encouraged, vegetable-forward eating place; and Mayahuel, a Mexico City-inspired cantina and cocktail bar.
At Sunday’s “Flavor Face Off,” attendees will vote for his or her favourite advent from a roster of greater than 25 members. Headliners come with James Beard Award winner Hugo Ortega (representing Backstreet Cafe), Top Chef finalist Evelyn Garcia and her industry spouse Henry Lu (Jun), CultureMap Tastemaker Awards Rising Star Chef of the Year nominee Jerrod Zifchak (Navy Blue), and James Beard Award semifinalist Alex Au-Yeung. (See under for a complete checklist of members for each days.)
Early chicken pricing for each days is $135 for normal admission and $180 for VIP passes that supply coming into an hour previous. Prices upward push to $150 and $200, respectively, on Saturday, August 19. Tickets come with food, wine, beer, cocktails, are living leisure, and extra.
Having lined the “chefs” facet of the development, let’s flip to “for farmers.” According to press fabrics, the development labored with native nonprofit Urban Harvest to spot native farmers who will provide substances for the chef’s dishes. CFF hopes to foster relationships between the collaborating cooks and farmers within the hope of disclosing the farmers to new consumers.
A consultant tells CultureMap that each and every collaborating chef is given a $200 stipend to spend with the native farmer they spouse with. Confirmed farms come with Animal Farm, Stakar Farms Wagyu, Laughing Frog Farm, Blackwood Educational Land Institute, and Verdegreens Farms.
In addition, the Houston Food Bank will likely be on-site selling its Empty Bowls fundraiser. Created by way of native artists, each and every $25 bowl offered advantages the food financial institution. Last 12 months, CFF donated $5,000 to Urban Harvest and $5,000 to the Houston Food Bank, which additionally raised an extra $1,500 from promoting bowls.
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Participants for Saturday, September 30
Albi – Christian Hernandez
Annabelle Brasserie and Turner’s Cut – Russell Kirkham
Auden – Kirthan Shenoy
Blood Bros BBQ – Robin Wong, Quy Hoang, Arash Kharat
Chi’Lantro BBQ – Ryan Sumagaysay
Craft Creamery – Steve Marques
Davis St. at Hermann Park – Mark Holley
Field & Tides – Travis Lenig
Georgia James – Greg Peters
Loch Bar – Aaron Panganiban
Mayahuel – Luis Robledo Richards
SmallBites Mini Donuts – Erika Villarreal
Truth BBQ – Leonard Botello IV
Wolfgang Puck Catering Houston Commissary – Larry de l. a. Flor
Participants for Sunday, October 1
Amrina – Jassi Bindra
Andiron – Mario Da Silva
Backstreet Café – Hugo Ortega
Brasserie 19 – Michael J. Hoffman
Craft Creamery – Steve Marques
Degust – Micah Rideout
Eau Tour – Kent Domas
Eunice – Drake Leonards
Frankie B. Mandola’s Catering – Adolfo Monjaras
Hidden Omakase – Marcos Juarez
Jūn – Evelyn Garcia and Henry Lu
Lees Den – Maria Gonzalez
Liberty Kitchen & Oysterette – Luis Machuca
Lick Honest Ice Creams – Anthony Sobotik & Kendall Melton
Local Foods – Geoff Hundt
Lulu’s – Jose Monterrosa
Magnol French Baking – Otto Sanchez
Mayahuel – Luis Robledo Richards
Navy Blue – Jerrod Zifchak
Nobu Houston – Joe Murphy
Ostia – Travis McShane and Ray Melendi
Phat Eatery – Alex Au-Yeung
Rainbow Lodge – Mark Schmidt
Roma – Shanon Scott
Rosewood Beef – Michael Scott
Th Prsrv – David Skinner
Toro Toro – Paul Peddle
Wild Concepts – German Mosquera
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